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Wilderness Area  The Land Garden ˈwɪldənəs Noun People

The word "wilderness" denotes an undeveloped, uncultivated natural area. It can also refer to a neglected or overgrown place, or metaphorically, a period of being out of power or influence.

The word "wilderness" refers to a natural area that has not been developed or used by people, or to a place that has become overgrown and uncared for. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a period when someone is out of power or influence.

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/wɪ̱ldə(r)nes/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]荒野;荒漠;原野 A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people.
  [usu sing]
  • ...the icy Canadian wilderness...

    冰封的加拿大旷野

  • He is proud of the garden he made from a wilderness.

    他为自己从荒地上开辟出的花园而感到自豪。

  • ...one of the largest wilderness areas in North America.

    北美最大的荒原之一

2
[PHRASE 短语]在野;不掌权;不活跃;坐冷板凳 If politicians or other well-known people spend time in the wilderness, they are not in an influential position or very active in their profession for that time.
  [n PHR]
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
  • ...a party released from 12 years in the wilderness...

    摆脱了12年在野状态的政党

  • For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket.

    这么长时间以来,他一直在坐冷板凳,等着被召回参加板球对抗赛。


Oxford wil·der·ness / ˈwɪldənəs ; NAmE ˈwɪldərnəs / noun [usually singular ] 1 a large area of land that has never been developed or used for growing crops because it is difficult to live there 未开发的地区;荒无人烟的地区;荒野 The Antarctic is the world's last great wilderness. 南极洲是世界上最后一个大荒原。 ( NAmE) a wilderness area (= one where it is not permitted to build houses or roads) (政府划定的)保留自然环境面貌地区 ( figurative) the barren wilderness of modern life 现代生活贫瘠的荒漠 2 a place that people do not take care of or control 荒芜的地方;杂草丛生处 Their garden is a wilderness of grass and weeds. 他们的花园杂草丛生。 IDIOM in the ˈwilderness no longer in an important position, especially in politics 在野;不再当政(或掌权) wilderness wildernesses wil·der·ness / ˈwɪldənəs ; NAmE ˈwɪldərnəs /
LDC
wildernesswil‧der‧ness /ˈwɪldənəs $ -dər-/ ●●○ noun [countable usually singular]
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1a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed:  the Alaskan wilderness see thesaurus at
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2a place that seems no longer used or cared for by anyone:  The garden was a wilderness. The south side of the city had become a lawless wilderness.3in/from/out of the wilderness someone who is in the wilderness does not have power or is not involved in something in an important way at a particular time:  the re-emergence of Richard Nixon from the political wilderness in 1968
WDF

wilderness

[ˈwɪldənəs]

IELTS
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888
4493
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NOUN5689
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Spoken:

50284686
荒野(88%),荒地(12%)
n.荒地;大量,茫茫一片

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